Do LAN centres still work? - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 12th Aug 2007, 14:23

With Omega Sektor opening this week, it's certainly a question that's on our minds at the moment - do you think LAN cafes/centres still work in a day when broadband Internet is as fast as it is?

If so, why?

Vote away!

Supra55 · 12th Aug 2007, 14:53

Hmm well there's always going to be some face to face matches look at the programs from G4tv (Don't know if it's Broadcasted in the UK) and besides I think its better to LAN seeing as its a chance for peaople with the same intrests to come together.

Ramble · 12th Aug 2007, 15:09

You can still get G4 on Sky I think.

speedfreek · 12th Aug 2007, 16:36

For those with weaker PCs and those looking to get into PC gaming its ok but a lan in a basement or garage is more fun to me.

C-Sniper · 12th Aug 2007, 17:09

i normally go to LAN centers with friends just to hang out and win the tournaments.

wafflesomd · 12th Aug 2007, 18:04

I prefer a LAN with my buds, we usually get around 5-6 friends and just play.

samkiller42 · 12th Aug 2007, 20:28

You need another option: "I've never been to a LAN Centre"

Then i can vote.

Sam

wafflesomd · 12th Aug 2007, 20:29

What's a Centre?

Round these parts we say Center :P (Hooray U.S.)

Ramble · 12th Aug 2007, 20:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by wafflesomd

What's a Centre?

Round these parts we say Center :P (Hooray U.S.)

Yea, and round those parts you also elected George Bush.

DaveVader · 12th Aug 2007, 20:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramble

Yea, and round those parts you also elected George Bush.

HAHA lol. Ontopic: I've not been to a LAN party, all I do is play online.

wafflesomd · 12th Aug 2007, 22:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramble

Yea, and round those parts you also elected George Bush.

I suppose your one of those "I hate Bush because it's cool to hate Bush" type of persons.

RTT · 12th Aug 2007, 22:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramble

Yea, and round those parts you also elected George Bush.

Retort of the year tbh

Lorquis · 12th Aug 2007, 22:18

More along the lines that he's a moron who only got in by massaging the votes a bit.

Oh there's also the little issue of war, fuel prices, etc etc.

And on topic, I'd gladly go at least once... the one in nottingham I believe has closed, and to hop on a 2 hour train just to play some games seems a little pointless to me... then again I gladly hop on a 2 hour train to go to the Apple store in the bullring... so there's hope.

DXR_13KE · 12th Aug 2007, 22:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lorquis

More along the lines that he's a moron who only got in by massaging the votes a bit.

Oh there's also the little issue of war, fuel prices, etc etc.

that is how i feel about him to

as for lan centers.... they are cool as long as they are not expensive.....

yakyb · 12th Aug 2007, 22:45

id love to go to a lan event and bring my box with me but gaming on a pc that isnt mine just doesnt feel right so im not interested in that style but sadly there just aren't enough around to go to in the uk (or they are not advertised well in the north west) if there was a Quakecon style tournament held in the UK somewhere (something with that sort of magnitude) i would love to try and go.

Veles · 12th Aug 2007, 22:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by samkiller42

You need another option: "I've never been to a LAN Centre"

I vote for this one? Or possibly, "LAN Centre? Wha?"

DougEdey · 12th Aug 2007, 22:47

I mainly game on my 360, and I socialise a lot over it, socialising doesn't mean you have to actually meet someone, but I regularly just have online conversations with people on my friends list, especially when they are miles away, and because of the headset I have my normal game audio on my speakers and can chat across games. It's easy, and it works,

Cobalt · 13th Aug 2007, 00:00

I'm quite happy to just LAN with my mates. I love the atmosphere when you have your friends there and you can joke around and share stores etc. We usually form a temporary CSS clan and have a great time confusing other people on the servers with our in jokes.

Organised events will always have a place, the competition is what drives people to become good and you get a lot more recognition that those events than you do over an internet connection. Its more social and has the buzz that always goes with big events of any kind.

I could see myself going to a LAN centre if it were local but I wouldn't travel further afield just to go to the centre. Only special events would entice me to make the effort. My main issue is one that is probably shared by many gamers: I like how my computer is setup and customised for me, I'm comfortable with it. When I'm playing on another computer it can feel really strange when, for example, I don't have my custom UI on WoW, or buy scripts on counterstrike and I have to remember how to navigate the buy menu

. Maybe I'm just being a bit pretentious about these things but it can really break my stride.

mikeuk2004 · 13th Aug 2007, 00:31

Never been to a Lan Centre, but me and my bro used to have lans at my house during college. Used to get upto 8 people staying the entire weekend with no sleep and pure gaming all through the day and night. Now its just internet for me and as im playing more on 360 than my PC now, I might start playing the 360 on the internet.

Rebourne · 13th Aug 2007, 01:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramble

Quote:

Originally Posted by wafflesomd

What's a Centre?

Round these parts we say Center :P (Hooray U.S.)

Yea, and round those parts you also elected George Bush.

Big words, yet Tony Blair made no reservations about following him into Iraq. The fact of the matter is that a large majority of politicians are retarded otherwise Bushy wouldn't have been able to get a way with nearly as much as he did.

That said, there is nothing wrong with them but I prefer a dingy basement of my choosing with close friends...

View Poll Results: Would you go to a LAN centre if there was a good one close to you?
Yes! My PC at home isn't fast enough to game on.	1	0.83%
Yes, I'd use it to preview new games that I am looking to buy.	3	2.48%
Yes, it's all about the social experience and meeting people with similar interests.	31	25.62%
Yes, me and my clan would go there together.	6	4.96%
Maybe, depends on the price.	16	13.22%
No, it's too expensive.	4	3.31%
No, I prefer to go along to organised LAN parties, like the i-series.	25	20.66%
No, I prefer to game in the comfort of my own home.	35	28.93%
Voters: 121. You may not vote on this poll

12th Aug 2007, 14:23	#1
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12th Aug 2007, 15:09	#3
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12th Aug 2007, 16:36	#4
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12th Aug 2007, 18:04	#6
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12th Aug 2007, 14:53	#2
Supra55 Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 423	Hmm well there's always going to be some face to face matches look at the programs from G4tv (Don't know if it's Broadcasted in the UK) and besides I think its better to LAN seeing as its a chance for peaople with the same intrests to come together.

12th Aug 2007, 20:28	#7
samkiller42 KEEP IT CLEAN! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Havant, Hampshire, England Posts: 3,188	You need another option: "I've never been to a LAN Centre" Then i can vote. Sam __________________ The Rig: i7 920 D0, Gigabyte EX58-UD5, 12GB DDR3 1600mhz, BFG GTX295, Samsung 64gb SSD, WD 640gb Black, Samsung F2 Eco 1TB, Dell 3007WFP, Windows 7 RC. The Netbook: Samsung NC10 Black, Intel Atom, 2gb DDR2 Xbox Live: samkiller42¦PSN: samkiller42¦Bungie: samkiller42

12th Aug 2007, 20:29	#8
wafflesomd Hypermodder Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 995	What's a Centre? Round these parts we say Center :P (Hooray U.S.) __________________ http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/1466/goldie.gif

12th Aug 2007, 22:18	#13
Lorquis lorquisSpamCount++; Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Somewhere rather cold... Posts: 4,551	More along the lines that he's a moron who only got in by massaging the votes a bit. Oh there's also the little issue of war, fuel prices, etc etc. And on topic, I'd gladly go at least once... the one in nottingham I believe has closed, and to hop on a 2 hour train just to play some games seems a little pointless to me... then again I gladly hop on a 2 hour train to go to the Apple store in the bullring... so there's hope. __________________ Lorquis.

12th Aug 2007, 22:45	#15
yakyb CK is God!!! Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,074	id love to go to a lan event and bring my box with me but gaming on a pc that isnt mine just doesnt feel right so im not interested in that style but sadly there just aren't enough around to go to in the uk (or they are not advertised well in the north west) if there was a Quakecon style tournament held in the UK somewhere (something with that sort of magnitude) i would love to try and go. __________________ Gaming Box:: q6600 @3.0 :: 9800gtx :: Abit IP35 :: 4gb :: 1.4TB :: akasa eclipse :: Win7 Development:: PhenomII 955BE @3.2 :: 4200 :: asus M4A785 M Evo :: 1.25TB ::Win7 Media Centre :: q6600 @3.0 :: x1950pro :: asus p35 epu :: 8gb :: 320 GB :: Lc17B :: Win7 server:: I7 860 :: p55 gd65 :: 3450 :: 8 TB :: 8gb :: Rebel 12 :: server 2008 R2

12th Aug 2007, 22:47	#17
DougEdey I pwn all your storage Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 13,933	I mainly game on my 360, and I socialise a lot over it, socialising doesn't mean you have to actually meet someone, but I regularly just have online conversations with people on my friends list, especially when they are miles away, and because of the headset I have my normal game audio on my speakers and can chat across games. It's easy, and it works, __________________ Burnout: Paradise Stats!XBL: DougEdey Bindi PSN ID: DougEdey Twitter

13th Aug 2007, 00:00	#18
Cobalt Multimodder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 248	I'm quite happy to just LAN with my mates. I love the atmosphere when you have your friends there and you can joke around and share stores etc. We usually form a temporary CSS clan and have a great time confusing other people on the servers with our in jokes. Organised events will always have a place, the competition is what drives people to become good and you get a lot more recognition that those events than you do over an internet connection. Its more social and has the buzz that always goes with big events of any kind. I could see myself going to a LAN centre if it were local but I wouldn't travel further afield just to go to the centre. Only special events would entice me to make the effort. My main issue is one that is probably shared by many gamers: I like how my computer is setup and customised for me, I'm comfortable with it. When I'm playing on another computer it can feel really strange when, for example, I don't have my custom UI on WoW, or buy scripts on counterstrike and I have to remember how to navigate the buy menu. Maybe I'm just being a bit pretentious about these things but it can really break my stride.

13th Aug 2007, 00:31	#19
mikeuk2004 What you Looking at Fool! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 3,052	Never been to a Lan Centre, but me and my bro used to have lans at my house during college. Used to get upto 8 people staying the entire weekend with no sleep and pure gaming all through the day and night. Now its just internet for me and as im playing more on 360 than my PC now, I might start playing the 360 on the internet. __________________ -\|- Xfire - Mikeuk2005 -\|- Xbox Live - Mike UK 2006 -\|- Playstation Network - Mikeuk2004 -\|-